CATERPIE
Normal
Shiny
It crawls into foliage where it camouflages itself among leaves that are the same color as its body.
Pokédex #
010
Species
WORM
Height
1'00"
Weight
6.0 lbs
Base Exp
53
Catch Rate
255
Gender
50% male / 50% female
Egg Hatch
About 3,840 steps (15 cycles)
Egg Groups
Bug
Growth Rate
Medium Fast (1,000,000 total XP)
Base Stats
Total
195
HP
45
Attack
30
Defense
35
Sp. Atk
20
Sp. Def
20
Speed
45
Stats at a Glance
Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.
Lv 1
Lv 50
Lv 100
|
Situation
|
HP
|
Attack
|
Defense
|
Sp. Atk
|
Sp. Def
|
Speed
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wild catch
A newly encountered one at this level. |
105-120 | 35-50 | 40-55 | 25-40 | 25-40 | 50-65 |
|
Trainer team
What enemy teams usually bring. |
113 | 44 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 58 |
|
Fully raised
A strong end-of-journey version. |
152 | 82 | 87 | 72 | 72 | 97 |
How To Get It
Wild
|
Location
|
Method
|
Levels
|
Slot Odds
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilex Forest | Grass · Morning | Lv 5 | 30% |
| Ilex Forest | Grass · Day | Lv 5 | 30% |
| Ilex Forest | Headbutt · Rare tree | Lv 10 | 15% |
| National Park | Grass · Morning | Lv 10 | 5% |
| National Park | Grass · Day | Lv 10 | 5% |
| National Park Bug Contest | Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Regular grass | Lv 7-18 | 20% |
| National Park Bug Contest | Bug-Catching Contest · Tue/Thu/Sat, Tall grass | Lv 7-18 | 20% |
| Route 2 | Grass · Morning | Lv 3 | 30% |
| Route 2 | Grass · Day | Lv 3 | 30% |
| Route 24 | Grass · Morning | Lv 8-10 | 60% |
| Route 24 | Grass · Day | Lv 8-10 | 50% |
| Route 25 | Grass · Morning | Lv 10 | 30% |
| Route 25 | Grass · Day | Lv 10 | 30% |
| Route 30 | Grass · Morning | Lv 3-4 | 50% |
| Route 30 | Grass · Day | Lv 3-4 | 50% |
| Route 31 | Grass · Morning | Lv 4 | 30% |
| Route 31 | Grass · Day | Lv 4 | 30% |
Fishing
Odds shown per cast.
Special Ways
Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.
Type Matchups
Weaknesses
3
Resistances
3
Immunities
0
No immunities in Pokemon Crystal Version.
Evolution Chain
3 stages ending at BUTTERFREE.
-
1
-
2
-
3
Learnset
|
Move
|
Type
|
Category
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
PP
|
Slot
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TACKLE | Physical | 35 | 95% | 35 | Slot 1 | |
| STRING SHOT | Status | 0 | 95% | 40 | Slot 2 |
|
Level
|
Move
|
Type
|
Category
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
PP
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No level-up moves are listed. | ||||||
|
Move
|
Type
|
Category
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
PP
|
How to get it
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No egg moves are listed for this Pokémon in Pokemon Crystal Version. | ||||||
|
Move
|
Type
|
Category
|
Power
|
Accuracy
|
PP
|
Machine
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No TM or HM compatibility is listed. | ||||||
Breeding Partners
CATERPIE can pair with Pokémon in the Bug egg group. Ditto works too. Use a listed Pokémon with a compatible gender at the Day Care.